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Chiniot

Pakistan / Punjab / Chiniot / Sargodha Faisalabad road
Chiniot (Urdu: چنیوٹ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Chiniot is sub-divisional headquarters in Jhang District. It is located on the left bank of the Chanaab River on the Sargodha Faisalabad road. The population of Chiniot is estimated to be 170,000.
Chiniot - the name is enough to start the furniture lovers, travelers and cautiously curious dreaming. Antiquity is the first message of the town. And, international quality furniture “made in Chiniot” is collectors delight with potentials for marketing all over the world. Artisans of Chiniot have instinctive good taste and they have achieved a distinctive excellence in woodwork.
Masons of the town are said to have been employed during the construction of Taj Mahal at Agra and Golden Temple at Amritsar. Special type of furniture with brightly lacquered woodcarving is made in Chiniot and is famous all over the world. Chiniot, a market town in the expanses of Punjab bears a prosperous look. Chiniot has every thing necessary for development - hard working and talented people, fertile land, water, communication infrastructure and clean healthy environment.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiniot
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Coordinates:   31°43'9"N   72°59'14"E

Comments

  • sb malik (guest)
    chiniot is a historical city of the pakistan. it's history is long as Lahore history that is the heart of punjab. Chiniot have very historical places in which Badshahi Mosque, Umer Hayat Mehal, Chenab River, The Tomb of Saeen Sukh and Bou Ali Qalandar and The Biggest Market of Wood Furniture in the Punjab pakistan. The Wood Furniture Market of chiniot is Famous by world Wide and market also export furniture in many asian and euorpion countries.
  • masood awan (guest)
    chiniot is a beautiful city because ther live my Murshud Hazrt Khwaja MEHBOOB ELAHI SHB and alse the Tomb HAZRT KHWAJA MUHAMMAD ALI(RA):The name of vali is WADI AZIZ SHERF.It mean sweet wadi.The wadi is sweet like his name
  • AFFAN KRIMI (guest)
    CHINIOT is very beautiful and histtorical place.
  • shahidwallahrai
    Chiniot Is my city Sooooooo Beautifull....
  • guest (guest)
    Is Chiniot work same as Chinnhat work ?